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How to create a poll on Facebook on a desktop or mobile device, to gather data, make plans, or settle a friendly debate

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You can make Facebook polls on both the desktop version of Facebook and the mobile app. Shutterstock
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Facebook polls can be both amusing and productive. Whether you are asking how your friends felt about the end of "Game of Thrones," or you're asking which products people would most like to see available from your online boutique, a Facebook poll allows you quickly gain information tailored just for you.

And making a Facebook poll is quick and easy to do, so go ahead and use them whenever you're thinking about what other people might be thinking.

How to do a Facebook poll on a desktop computer

1. Log into your account and navigate to your news feed.

2. Click "Groups" in the left-hand column.

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Go to your Groups page.  Steven John/Business Insider

3. Select the group you wish to poll or click "+Create Group" to make a new group.

4. Click where gray text says "Write something..." and then click "Poll" from the tabs that drop down.

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Select "Poll" from the options that appear.  Steven John/Business Insider

5. Write your content where the post reads "Ask something..." then enter in the various choices (questions, product options, etc.) in the spaces below.

6. Click "Poll Options" if you wish to allow people to add new choices or to vote on multiple choices.

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Add context to your poll, and the answers you want your viewers to pick between.  Steven John/Business Insider

7. Click "Post" to launch your poll.

How to do a Facebook poll on the Facebook mobile app

1. Open the Facebook app and tap the three parallel lines at the bottom right of the screen.

2. Tap the word "Groups."

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Select the "Groups" tab.  Steven John/Business Insider

3. Select the group you wish to poll (or create a new one) from the row of groups near the top of the screen.

4. Tap where you see the words "Write something..." and then scroll down through the options below until you reach and tap "Poll."

5. Ask your question and add options, then hit "Post" at the top right corner.

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Steven John has been a freelance writer for more than a dozen years and has been a regular contributor to Business Insider since 2017. His work includes a focus on the tech world, covering companies including Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Google, and others. He also reviews restaurants, shares how-to cooking articles, and writes general interest pieces.Steven also writes for publications including Architectural Digest, The Daily Beast, Forbes, and more. In the past, he also wrote for New York Magazine, Mashed, U.S. News & World Report and other outlets. He runs his own outdoor lifestyle site, Dad Gear Review, and co-hosts the Fact Trekkers podcast with his son. He has had two novels published, Three A.M. and Outrider. He graduated from Emerson College with a degree in communications focused on filmmaking.He is an avid outdoorsman and can be frequently found in a kayak or on a mountain trail, often with his family along for the adventure.Expertise:Tech industryTech hardwareOutdoorsCookingRestaurantsDIYPopular articles:Microsoft: A history of the software giant co-founded by Bill Gates, its products and services, jobs, layoffs, and moreYouTube is a major entertainment force. Here's the platform's history, plus how to create a channel and upload videos.Inside the life and career of Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, billionaire, and philanthropistTim Cook net worth: How the Apple leader earns and spends his moneyBecoming an Amazon seller is a simple process. Here's what's involved, plus how you make money and get paid.